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From the EQen NH VI SPichoo'
Beyond the gates of Day
Othen! existence, Frightened
BY expectation rife,
Becomes the happy heyday,
The blessed time OF life.
There is young critic on the Bos-
ton press who is called upon to review
the greater part of all the books that
one important paper receives; ands as
authors generally manage to find out
who their judges in the press are, the
fact has spread among them that their
work in this instance is being review
ed by q young man but lately out OF
college. The other day, an elderly lit.
erary man met this young critic and
said to him II suppose you won't re-
sent friendly word about your book,
reviewing from a literary veteran, Will
you?" Certainly not" "Well, you
are doing pretty well; but your work
Is sadly Immature. have seen some
particularly boyish criticisms lately"
HWouId YOU be willing to mention
some examples, to help me mend my
style?" "Certainly." And then the
literary veteran proceeded to name
three particular book-nOtices as con-
tanning in every line the evidences OF
immature judgement. II thank you
very much," said the young critic,
"but the first criticism you named was
written by distinguished specialist
in the department of learning OF winch
the book treated; the second was the
work of professor in Harvard col
lege: and the third was written by
one of the most eminent literary cler-
pvmen of Boston," Which, mas
much as it was the fact, goes to prove
that it is sometimes difficult to 10
cate" literary style in an unsigned
newspaper article.
Our confidence in God depends great
ly on our knowledge of God. Medlta-
ton in the attributes of God and the
mysteries of Jesus, are the chief means
of gaining the grace of confidence.
Neither thought nor reading nor the
ology will ever adequately bring home
TO us the breadth of redeeming grace,
or the depth of the unsearchable riches
of the Incarnation. Is it not our own
experience that the more we think, tie
harder salvation seems; while the
more we pray, the easier it seems? In
order to have confidence, we must
know God. But this is not enough !;
we must know him in Jesus Christ.
It is only eternal life 10 know him,
when we know also his Son whom he
lras sent.
The Friends have mission among
the ArmenianS in Constantlnopie:
There are three Bible colporteurs anu
two medical missionaries. There is a
school attended by fifty children-thee
older scholars learning English and
Turkish, and committing to memory
Scripture texts and sacred hymns. At
Bahijiah, an Armenian village OF
three thousand inhabitants, the
Friends are also engaged in gospel
work, and in Philippopolis they visit
the Bulgarian mission.
Society is held together by the mu-
tual forbearance of its members. Did
each one assert his rights by physical
force, instead of mutual forbearance
and consideration for the rights of 9TH
ers, cities, towns and neighborhoods
would be impossibilities, since peace
could only be procured by widely sep
arating the contending factions.
To keep the hinges in order, big or
little, and prevent the disagreeable
creaking, don't oil them. The oil is
sure to soil the hands, the garments,
or the carpet, and 1.-The remedy is
worse than the disease" when a sim
pier method lies awaiting us. Rub the
hinge that creaks, or the latch that
will not slide, with soft lead pencil,
and you will find the application will
work like magic.
It is the part of wisdom to let world
ly cares and enjoyments hang loosely
about us, 80 that when "the inevitable
hour" comes we may let them fall like
q mantle, and take our departure unre-
grettingly. Ripened fruit falls easily.
So when the heart of the Christian is
truly weaned from the world, death
may come at any time and find him
ready.
Sometimes a fog will settle over
vessels deck, yet leave the topmast
clear. Then sailor goes up aloft and
gets q lookout which the helmsman on
the deck cannot get. So prayer sends
the soul aloft; lifts it above the clouds
i'm which our selfishness and egotism
befog us, and gives US chance to see
which way to steer.
Guilt is thing that does not derend
npon the choice and act of another,
hut upon a mans own decision and &C
ton. Men may be wronged, injured,
and impoverished by the conduct Of
others, but they never can become
guilty but by their own deliberate
choice.
You may be sure that the more you
consider and pray for the cause of
Peace, the more you will see OF its
beauty and its grandeur. 1t abounds
in goodwill to all contending classes
and nations over the whole earth.
If thou wilt withdraw thyself from
speaking vainly and from gadding
idly, as also from hearkening after
novelties and rumors, thou shalt find
leisure enough and suitable for medita-
ton on good things.
What the world wants is religion
for ordinary people. We spend too
much of our time in twisting garlands
for remarkables, and building thrones
for magnates, and sculpturing warri-
ors.
When we are most filled with heav-
enly love, and only then are we best
fitted to bear with human infirmity toI
live above it and forget its burden.
No being in the universe, can be in